This comprehensive anthology of original Pennsylvania German writings makes accessible a literature that is becoming increasingly rare. The Buffington/Barba system of German sound values has been applied to help the reader understand and appreciate the selections, which provide a view to virtually every facet of Pennsylvania German life.
Excerpt from Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 48: Part I, Proceedings And Addresses At Ephrata, Pa., October 21, 1938; Part II, Anthology Of Pennsylvania German Verse Hen mer aw mitnanner die Gedichte zu sainmle. J uscht a Paar hen geglaab-t dass es dewert waer. Viel hen gez'weiwelt. Nau Wees en jeder, der's wisse will. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
An anthology of poems and stories arranged by months of the year—all in Pennsylvania Dutch. This is a great collection to keep this dialect alive! (160pp. illus. 2006.)
